Combining psych-rock, shoegaze, power pop, synth pop and more with the cheeky detachment of their pop-art namesake, are equally skilled at heady reveries and satirical pop. Early on, they scored hits with 'Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth' (from their 1997 major label debut, ) and 'Bohemian Like You' (from 2001's ), both of which skewered hipster culture with a wit that suggested they were America's answer to Brit-pop. Later in the 2000s, they dabbled in synth-pop on 2003's and indulged their excesses on 2005's sprawling. Though more restrained efforts such as 2016's suggested might be mellowing out in their third decade, 2019's freewheeling proved they were committed to keeping their listeners guessing. Vocalist/guitarist, keyboardist, guitarist, and drummer formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994.
The Dandy Warhols played the final night of their 25th anniversary tour on Saturday night with little fanfare but plenty of fan favorites. The Dandy Warhols returned with new music in 2005. Odditorium or Warlords of Mars, an expansive return to the band's psych-rock roots, appeared that September, peaking at number 89 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.Soon after, the band contributed a cover of the Everly Brothers' 'All I Have to Do Is Dream' to the soundtrack of the video game Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse (the song.
The band signed a deal with the local label Tim/Kerr Records after their first show, and their debut album appeared in 1995. Featuring songs such as as 'Lou Weed' and 'Ride,' it openly acknowledged the influence of and on the band's music.Capitol Records signed the group the same year, but after the label rejected their first attempt at a second album, the band reunited with producer to make 1997's.
A more polished-sounding set than their debut, the album earned more critical acclaim and more substantial commercial success. This was especially true in the U.K., where the album was certified gold and its three singles entered the Top 40. In the U.S., the single 'Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth' hit number 31 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. In 1998, left the band, with 's cousin replacing him as drummer.The Dandy Warhols returned in 2000 with their third album, which downplayed their psych leanings in favor of sharp-edged pop such as the single 'Bohemian Like You.'
One of the band's definitive songs, it peaked at number 28 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart in the U.S. And reached number five on the U.K. Singles Chart in 2001.
In November of that year, opened the Odditorium, a recording studio in northwest Portland that also functions as art and event space. In 2002, married his longtime girlfriend and took her maiden name of Loew. Taylor also changed his name, opting to go by after an interviewer misinterpreted the pronunciation.To make their fourth album, worked with with,. After Capitol turned down the original mix by Grammy-winning soul music engineer, the final version of the album featured a synth-pop and new wave-influenced mix.
Upon its release in 2003, it went to number 118 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and spawned another hit for the band, the synth-disco jam 'We Used to Be Friends.' Following live shows that included supporting on a leg of his 2003 A Reality tour, the band remained prominent in 2004 thanks to Ondi Timoner's documentary Dig!, which chronicled the love-hate relationship between and and won the Documentary Grand Jury Prize at that year's Sundance Film Festival.
Also in 2004, the band released The Black Album - their name for their rejected Capitol debut - and the compilation Come on Feel the Dandy Warhols as a double-album set via their own label Beat the World Records. The Dandy Warhols returned with new music in 2005., an expansive return to the band's psych-rock roots, appeared that September, peaking at number 89 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.
Soon after, the band contributed a cover of 'All I Have to Do Is Dream' to the soundtrack of the video game Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse (the song also appeared on ). A couple of other stand-alone tracks also arrived, including the 2006 single 'Have a Kick Ass Summer (Me and My Friends)' and the theme song to the 2007 film. The band's sixth album, and first for Beat the World, 2008's, featured collaborations with and; the album reached number 128 on Billboard's 200 Albums chart and spawned two remix EPs. Over the next few years, output included contributions to tribute album and the tribute album.
They also issued archival releases:, which presented 's original mix of, arrived in 2009, while the following year's greatest-hits collection included the previously unreleased 'This Is the Tide,' the first song with on vocals. During this time, the band's members focused on other projects, ranging from 2009 graphic novel One Model Nation to 's 2010 solo debut,.
Loew's other band, also issued their self-titled debut in 2010, while 's country band released the EP Carry Yourself Back to Me in 2011. That year, recorded an alternate version of the MythBusters theme song that the TV show used until the end of its 2014 season. In 2012, resurfaced with their eighth album, a more subdued set of songs that hit number 88 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, a career high for the band.
The album, which featured a collaboration with, also appeared on the Top Rock Albums and Alternative Albums charts, reaching number 29 and 21 respectively. The following year, they rang in the 13th anniversary of with a deluxe version of the album and a tour that resulted in the band's first-ever live album, 2014's. A second live recording, was released by Voodoo Doughnut for Record Store Day in 2016; the EP captured their eighth gig ever from 1994. That year, the Dandy Warhols released the patient and pastoral album. Upon its release that April, the album reached number 43 on Billboard's Rock Albums chart. In 2017, the band issued the single 'Thick Girls Knock Me Out (Richard Starkey),' while released its second album, The Dandy Warhols' tenth album, the eclectic, arrived in January 2019 and commemorated their 25th anniversary.
From their alternative psych beginnings in the mid-'90s to their brief pop-funk dabblings a decade later, American indie quartet the Dandy Warhols never shied away from experimentation or getting a little weird. Formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994, the band initially invited comparisons to influences the Velvet Underground and Ride, but their cool, detached demeanors and knack for melody also provided America with an answer to Brit-pop. The Dandy Warhols were founded by Courtney Taylor (vocals, guitar), Zia McCabe (keyboards), Peter Holmstrom (guitar), and Eric Hedford (drums), and signed on with the independent label Tim/Kerr shortly after their formation. In 1995, the Dandies released their debut, Dandy's Rule OK?, and while other rock bands may be a bit hesitant to spell out their influences, the Dandy Warhols decided to openly advertise it, as the album contained such song titles as 'Lou Weed' and 'Ride.' Capitol signed the group the same year, but the Dandies' new label rejected a second album they submitted (claiming it didn't have any 'hits').
Disappointed but undeterred, the Dandies reunited once more with the producer of their debut album, Tony Lash, and came up with Dandy Warhols Come Down, issued in 1997. While the album didn't exactly establish the group as a household name, it did prove to be an underground fave, especially in Europe, where the band became the toast of the critics and enjoyed more substantial commercial success. The single 'Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth' received modest attention, for which a promo video was filmed by renowned celebrity photographer David LaChapelle. As the Dandy Warhols' popularity began to increase, Hedford left the band to take up DJ'ing in Portland, and Taylor's cousin Brent DeBoer stepped in to play drums.
In 2000, the group issued its third full-length, Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia. 'Bohemian Like You' was a hit in the U.K. And on American college radio, going on to become one of their most iconic songs. Two summers later, founding member Peter Holmstrom married his longtime girlfriend and took her maiden name of Loew. Taylor also got a name change when he opted to go by Courtney Taylor-Taylor after an interviewer misinterpreted the pronunciation.Within months, Taylor-Taylor, Loew, McCabe, and DeBoer were back in the studio for a fourth album. Welcome to the Monkey House (2003), a tribute to Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.' S book of short stories, featured collaborations with Nile Rodgers, Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes, and Evan Dando.
The Dandy Warhols were also personally asked by David Bowie to be the opening act for his fall 2003 A Reality tour. That album spawned another hit for the band, the synth-disco jam 'We Used to Be Friends.'
Though the Dandies were relatively quiet during 2004, they remained prominent thanks to the fascinating documentary Dig!, which chronicled the love-hate relationship between the Dandy Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre. The group returned with new music in 2005, when the uneven Odditorium or Warlords of Mars arrived that fall.
Three years later, the Dandies released their sixth album, the return-to-form Earth to the Dandy Warhols, in both digital and physical formats on their own Beat the World label; the album also featured collaborations with Mark Knopfler and the Heartbreakers' Mike Campbell.In 2009, the band decided to release a reworking of Monkey House titled The Dandy Warhols Are Sound, which, according to the Dandies, presented their original vision of the 2003 album. Big changes for the Dandies arrived in 2010, as they split with Capitol Records and released a greatest-hits collection from that era, which included a new track, 'This Is the Tide,' the first Dandy Warhols song featuring DeBoer on vocals. They continued their maturation in sound with their ninth album, 2012's This Machine. In 2013, they rang in the 13th anniversary of their breakout third album, Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia, by reissuing a deluxe version of the LP and heading out on the road to perform the album live. The tour resulted in the band's first-ever live album, Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia Live at the Wonder.A second live recording, Live at the X-Ray Cafe, was released by Voodoo Doughnut for Record Store Day in 2016. The EP captured their eighth gig ever from 1994.
That same year, the Dandy Warhols' growth continued on their ninth studio album, the patient and pastoral Distortland. Greg Prato & Neil Z.